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Putin met with Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban

Vladimir Putin met with Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban. Trade and economic cooperation between two countries was discussed among other things.

Vladimir Putin had a meeting with Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban in Budapest.

The meeting took place within the framework of Vladimir Putin’s visit to Hungary to take part in the opening ceremony of the 2017 World Judo Championships.

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President of Russia Vladimir Putin:

Thank you for the invitation. This is not football, of course, but it is a good sport.

Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban (retranslated):

I am trying to learn. Thank you for accepting the invitation.

Vladimir Putin:

I can explain the theory…

Viktor Orban:

This is a great honor for us too. This is an important event for the entire sports world and for judo in particular.

Vladimir Putin:

It’s a very popular sport, by the way…

Viktor Orban:

Yes, I know. Here in Hungary, we have special books giving an overview of the sport and they often quote you speaking about what one can learn through judo and so on.

Vladimir Putin:

I was co-author of one such book, a book for children.

I am very pleased that we have the opportunity on the sidelines of this sports event to discuss our bilateral relations. Let me start by saying that despite the various difficulties, the economic dynamic is returning to normal.

Last year, we saw a drop in bilateral trade, not a big one, true, close to 9.5 percent, but over the first half of this year, bilateral trade was up by more than 20 percent and some estimates put the increase at as much as 27 percent.